NoJobsJohn.com» No Jobs John Hickenlooper – Raising Taxes, Killing Jobs http://www.nojobsjohn.com John Hickenlooper: Raising Taxes, Killing Jobs Thu, 06 May 2010 09:54:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-beta1 NoJobsJohnhttp://feedburner.google.com High-Tax Policies = Lost Frontier Jobs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NoJobsJohn/~3/O5uzuO_TflE/ http://www.nojobsjohn.com/high-taxes-lost-frontier-jobs/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 09:54:46 +0000 admin http://www.nojobsjohn.com/?p=44 Continue reading →]]> Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper is so committed to his policies that he would not even budge when a locally-headquartered company told him directly that his practices would force them to ship jobs from Denver. Frontier Airlines warned Hickenlooper that his high Denver taxes would cause them to move jobs away. 1

Sadly, Hickenlooper stuck to his high-tax agenda, and predictably, Frontier sent 200 Denver jobs to Wisconsin and 140 more to Indiana. 2 3

Including the Frontier Airlines jobs, Denver has lost more than 39,000 jobs under John Hickenlooper. 4

Raising taxes and killing jobs. John Hickenlooper and Bill Ritter are politicians of the same stripe.

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Footnotes

  1. “City Tax Made Bidding War Over Jobs Less Than Fair Fight,” The Denver Post, 11/15/09
  2. Ann Schrader, “200 Frontier Jobs Departing Denver For Milwaukee,” The Denver Post, 11/11/09
  3. Ann Schrader, “More Frontier Jobs To Go New Parent Company,” The Denver Post, 12/9/09
  4. “Denver Lost 39,700 Jobs In 2009,” Denver Business Journal, www.bizjournals.com, 2/2/10

]]> http://www.nojobsjohn.com/high-taxes-lost-frontier-jobs/feed/ 0 http://www.nojobsjohn.com/high-taxes-lost-frontier-jobs/ Hickenlooper: Raising Taxes, Killing Jobs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NoJobsJohn/~3/bYCfNlEGsAM/ http://www.nojobsjohn.com/hickenlooper-raising-taxes-killing-jobs/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:50:18 +0000 admin http://nojobsjohn.com/?p=6 Continue reading →]]> Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper has pushed through over $290 million in new taxes on the already-overburdened residents of his city, exacerbating already difficult economic conditions. Under his high-tax policies, Denver has shed more than 39,000 jobs in 2009 alone.

Raising taxes and killing Denver jobs. John Hickenlooper and Bill Ritter are politicians of the same stripe.

Hickenlooper: Raising Taxes on Hard-Working Denverites

$290 Million in New Taxes from 2003 to 2008

2003 Tax Increase $59,000,000 1 2 3 4 5 6
2005 Tax Increase $29,200,000 7 8 9 10 11 12
2005 Bonding Tax $17,328,000 13 14
2006 Tax Increase $12,000,000 15 16 17
2007 Tax Increase $27,500,000 18 19
2007 Bonding Tax $86,171,013 20 21 22
Bonding Tax $59,000,000 23 24

Total $290,199,013

Hickenlooper: Killing Jobs in Denver

“The Denver area lost 39,700 jobs in 2009, or 3.2 percent of its total employment, according to an analysis of new federal jobs data.”

“As of December 2009, the Denver metro area had 1,196,500, down from 1,200,700 in November and 1,236,200 in December 2009, [G. Scott Thomas, projects editor of the Denver Business Journal’s sister paper, Business First of Buffalo, N.Y.] calculated.”

“The Denver area had a 7.5 percent unemployment rate in December, versus a 6.3 percent jobless rate a year earlier, BLS data show.” 25

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Footnotes

  1. (“COORDINATED AND REGULAR BIENNIAL SCHOOL ELECTIONS,” CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER BALLOT, NOVEMBER 4, 2003) http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/639/documents/Archives/Ballots/EC_Bal_20031104_CRBSE.pdf
  2. Editorial, “OK 3A, 3B For Denver School,” The Denver Post, 10/18/03
  3. Editorial, “OK 3A, 3B For Denver School,” The Denver Post, 10/18/03
  4. Annette Espinoza, “Mayor Lends Support To Charity For Kids,” The Denver Post, 10/9/03
  5. “GRAPHIC: Color Photo (4), Mayor John Hickenlooper, Right, Hugs Denver Public Schools, Superintendent Jerry Wartgow As They Celebrate Passage Of Measures 1A, 3A And, 3B.” (“Denver Says Yes To Schools, Mayor” Rocky Mountain News, 11/5/03)
  6. “Denver Says Yes To Schools, Mayor” Rocky Mountain News, 11/5/03
  7. (“OFFICIAL COORDINATED AND REGULAR BIENNIAL SCHOOL ELECTIONS BALLOT,” CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER BALLOT, NOVEMBER 1, 2005) http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/639/documents/Archives/Ballots/EC_Bal_20051101_CRBSE.pdf
  8. Julie Dunn, “Tourism Tax; Convention Bureau Gets Big Boost In Budget,” The Denver Post, 11/2/05
  9. Joanne Kelley, “Higher Tax At Denver Hotels,” Rocky Mountain News, 11/2/05
  10. Joanne Kelley, “Higher Tax At Denver Hotels,” Rocky Mountain News, 11/2/05
  11. Nancy Mitchell, “Backers Celebrate ProComp Plan Victory,” Rocky Mountain News, 11/2/05
  12. Nancy Mitchell, “Backers Celebrate ProComp Plan Victory,” Rocky Mountain News, 11/2/05
  13. (“GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION,” CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER BALLOT, MAY 3, 2005)http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/639/documents/Archives/Ballots/EC_Bal_20050503_GME.pdf
  14. Kris Hudson, “Denver Pro-Jail Group Unveils 2 New TV Ads, Mayor Stars In Both,” The Denver Post, 4/15/05
  15. (“OFFICIAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS BALLOT,” CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER BALLOT, NOVEMBER 7, 2006)http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/639/documents/Archives/Ballots/EC_Bal_20061107_GSME.pdf
  16. “Mayor Pushing The Envelope On Denver Tax Increases,” FaceTheState.com, facethestate.com, 9/6/07
  17. Alan Gathright, “Council Pushes Sales Tax Hike Toward Nov. 7 Ballot,” Rocky Mountain News, www.rockymountainnews.com/, 8/1/06
  18. (“COORDINATED AND REGULAR BIENNIAL SCHOOL ELECTIONS,” CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER BALLOT, NOVEMBER 6, 2007)http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/639/documents/Archives/Ballots/DED_Bal_20071106_CRBSE.pdf
  19. George Merritt, “Take-Hike Plan Meant To Stop ‘Catch –Up,” The Denver Post, www.denverpost.com/news, 9/17/07
  20. April M. Washington, “Mayor’s Turnout Team Refused To Lose,” Rocky Mountain News, www.rockymountainnews.com, 11/8/07
  21. Myung Oak Kim and Sara Burnett, “Counting Is Over; Victory For Final Bond Measure,” Rocky Mountain News, 11/8/07
  22. (“COORDINATED AND REGULAR BIENNIAL SCHOOL ELECTIONS,” CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER BALLOT, NOVEMBER 6, 2007)http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/639/documents/Archives/Ballots/DED_Bal_20071106_CRBSE.pdf
  23. (“GENERAL ELECTION,” CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER BALLOT, NOVEMBER 4, 2008)http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/639/documents/Archives/Ballots/DED_Bal_20081104_GE.pdf
  24. Jeremy P. Meyer, “$454 Million Construction Bond For DPS Passes,” The Denver Post, 11/5/08
  25. “Denver Lost 39,700 Jobs In 2009,” Denver Business Journal, www.bizjournals.com, 2/2/10

]]> http://www.nojobsjohn.com/hickenlooper-raising-taxes-killing-jobs/feed/ 0 http://www.nojobsjohn.com/hickenlooper-raising-taxes-killing-jobs/ Ritter: Raising Taxes, Killing Jobs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NoJobsJohn/~3/62vGtgVnZa4/ http://www.nojobsjohn.com/ritter-raising-taxes-killing-jobs/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:24:49 +0000 admin http://nojobsjohn.com/?p=1 Continue reading →]]> Governor Bill Ritter has raised taxes on Colorado businesses and pushed for a massive tax increase on producers of natural gas.  Under Ritter’s high-tax policies, Colorado has shed more than 100,000 jobs.

Raising taxes and killing Colorado jobs.  Bill Ritter and John Hickenlooper are politicians of the same stripe.

Ritter:  Raising Taxes on Job-Producing Colorado Businesses

  • Ritter would not restore business tax exemptions and credits he cut, while a competing plan to reinstate the incentives to create jobs was killed. 1 2 3
  • Ritter pushed for a tax increase on energy companies that was criticized as a tax on gas and oil. 4 5

Ritter: Killing Jobs Faster Than Predicted

  • Under Ritter, Colorado lost more jobs faster than originally reported and topped 100,000 in 2009 alone. 6 7

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Footnotes

  1. Tim Hoover, “State Budget Shortfall Eases Slight Surplus This Year,” The Denver Post, 3/20/10
  2. Ed Sealover, “GOP Alternative To Business Tax-Break Cuts Dies,” Denver Business Journal, 3/3/10
  3. Ed Sealover, “GOP Alternative To Business Tax-Break Cuts Dies,” Denver Business Journal, 3/3/10
  4. Susan Barnes-Gelt, “Ritter Must Regroup – And Fast,” The Denver Post, 11/15/09
  5. Rob Reuteman, “Recession Tops List Of ‘08 Stories In Colorado,” Rocky Mountain News, 12/27/08
  6. Aldo Svaldi and Greg Griffin, “Colo. Job Losses Far Steeper In ‘09, Revised Figures Show,” The Denver Post, 3/11/10
  7. Aldo Svaldi and Greg Griffin, “Colo. Job Losses Far Steeper In ‘09, Revised Figures Show,” The Denver Post, 3/11/10 http://www.denverpost.com/ci_14652182

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